The raison d'etre of this website is to provide you with hard scientific information which may help you make informed decisions in your quest for health (so far I have blogged concise summaries of over 1,500 scientific studies and have had three books published).

My research is mainly focused on the effects of cholesterol, saturated fat and statin drugs on health. If you know anyone who is worried about their cholesterol levels and heart disease, or has been told to take statin drugs you could send them a link to this website, and to my statin or cholesterol or heart disease books.

David Evans

Independent Health Researcher

Tuesday, 15 February 2011

High fat diets help to treat tuberculosis

This post includes a synopsis of a study published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2010 Aug;54(8):3390-4 and a recipe for fried eggs and bacon with sliced grape tomatoes.

Study title and authors:Effects of four different meal types on the population pharmacokinetics of single-dose rifapentine in healthy male volunteers.

Compared with the fasting state meal A (English breakfast, which included bacon, fried eggs, butter and full-cream milk) had the greatest effect on rifapentine oral bioavailability, increasing it by 86%.

The lowest effect was in meal B (maize meal porridge) which only registered a 33% increase. However when lard was added to the maize meal porridge, bioavailability increased to 46%.

Directions:
Add bacon to cold skillet and set heat to low. Bacon does not curl when added to a cold skillet and cooks best over low heat. Turn bacon frequently and allow browning to desired level of crispiness, which for me takes 3-4 minutes. Remove bacon to a paper towel to soak up excess grease. Crack three eggs into the hot bacon grease in skillet. Salt and pepper to taste. Pierce yolks with a spatula to ensure even cooking. Add sliced tomatoes across eggs as they are cooking. Turn eggs with spatula to insure that all parts have cooked well. Transfer to plate and add bacon on the side.

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